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• In Media Res
  Re: Hybrid Merchandising as Fan Financing

  It is so nice for artists

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  Argyrios Emmanouloudis University of Amsterdam

  Sunday, January 21, 2018 — 11:54 am

  It is so nice for artists when companies embrace (and often canonize) their creativity. One of my favourite examples (which I've been working on lately) would be Kevin Tancharoen and his work in the Mortal Kombat franchise. In 2010, Tancharoen made a ...
• In Media Res
  Re: From a fan to a leader: The ‘Angry Video Game Nerd’ case and movie ‘fanding’.

  (1) Although Suzanne Scott

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  Argyrios Emmanouloudis University of Amsterdam

  Friday, January 19, 2018 — 4:21 pm

  (1) Although Suzanne Scott (2015) uses the term 'fan-ancing' to refer to similar practices, I would like to use 'fanding' to describe the practice of funding works of fans (turned makers) that arose in hierarchy within a community. ...
• In Media Res
  Re: Rethinking Fan “Investment”: Legion M and the Future of Fanancing

  This is a very interesting

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  Argyrios Emmanouloudis University of Amsterdam

  Friday, January 19, 2018 — 4:34 pm

  This is a very interesting case presented here. The duality of fan/funder is a characteristic of the contemporary media landscape, and certainly not to be neglected. However, by reading about how initiatives like Legion M work, I surely have a few concern ...
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  Re: A New Kind of FIGs

  This is quite an intriguing

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  Argyrios Emmanouloudis University of Amsterdam

  Wednesday, January 17, 2018 — 2:02 pm

  This is quite an intriguing model. I am curious to see how it will develop if medium and big players (studios or artists) enter this scene either as shareholders or users of the model. Also, I am curious about its position when used with other services th ...